I'm proud of Andrew. In front of all those fans, he was very mature. There are a lot of kids who would have chucked it in after that first quarter, and he'd get right back out there and went at it. A quality kid.

I think he has an excellent chance. He's as strong as I've ever seen him.

It was really incidental. It wasn't even a distraction for either team. Maybe the fans and everyone else got excited, but for us, for the most part, it really didn't have any impact on the game at all.

If we're competitive, we have great fans here. Calgary is a wealthy city, and Alberta is a wealthy province. The problem isn't the small market -- our problem is for seven years, we haven't got into the playoffs. We have to make the playoffs and show all the people. If we come up and make the playoffs this year, this franchise could take off big time.

A lot of the younger kids started as pro fans. But you see a lot more blue and white shirts in the days after the trip.

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good.